वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-89, verse-7

न हि युद्धेन मे कार्यं नैव प्राणैर्न सीतया ।
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणं रणपांसुषु ॥७॥

7. na hi yuddhena me kāryaṃ naiva prāṇairna sītayā ,
bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇaṃ raṇapāṃsuṣu.

7. na hi yuddhena me kāryam na eva prāṇaiḥ na sītayā
bhrātaram nihatam dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇam raṇapāṃsuṣu

7. lakṣmaṇam bhrātaram raṇapāṃsuṣu nihatam dṛṣṭvā,
hi me yuddhena na kāryam,
na eva prāṇaiḥ,
na sītayā (asti).

7. Indeed, I have no concern with war, nor with my life-breaths, nor even with Sītā, having seen my brother Lakṣmaṇa lying slain in the dust of battle.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - with war (by war, with battle)

• मे (me) - for me, my (possessive sense implicitly, 'my concern') (to me, my, for me)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, concern, business (work, business, purpose, duty, what is to be done)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• एव (eva) - even, indeed (intensifier in negation) (only, just, indeed, even)

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with life-breaths, with my life (by life-breaths, with vitality)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā (by Sītā, with Sītā)

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - (my) brother (brother)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed (slain, killed, struck down)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - (my brother) Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa)

• रणपांसुषु (raṇapāṁsuṣu) - in the dust of battle

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - with war (by war, with battle)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root yudh- 'to fight'

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used with kāryam in the sense of 'no business/purpose with'.

मे (me) - for me, my (possessive sense implicitly, 'my concern') (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternative form for mama (genitive singular of asmad), often used with 'kāryam' for 'there is work for me' or 'my concern'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose, concern, business (work, business, purpose, duty, what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - work, business, purpose, duty, what is to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root kṛ- 'to do', with suffix -ya or -anīya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Literally 'what is to be done', here implying 'concern' or 'purpose'.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in a 'na eva... na...' construction for 'neither... nor...'.

एव (eva) - even, indeed (intensifier in negation) (only, just, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the negation, 'not even'.

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with life-breaths, with my life (by life-breaths, with vitality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air

Note: Implies 'no concern with my life'.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in a 'na eva... na...' construction for 'neither... nor...'.

सीतया (sītayā) - with Sītā (by Sītā, with Sītā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (wife of Rāma)

Note: Implies 'no concern with Sītā'.

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - (my) brother (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

निहतम् (nihatam) - slain, killed (slain, killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From ni-han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇam.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root dṛś- 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates completion of the action before the main implied verb (e.g., 'I have no concern').

लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - (my brother) Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakṣmaṇa (name of Rāma's brother)

Note: Object of the gerund 'dṛṣṭvā'.

रणपांसुषु (raṇapāṁsuṣu) - in the dust of battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of raṇapāṃsu

raṇapāṁsu - dust of battle

Compound of raṇa (battle) and pāṃsu (dust)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+pāṃsu)

• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)
• pāṃsu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the location where Lakṣmaṇa was seen slain.